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headwaters
n. upper section of a river

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River source
The source or headwaters of a river or stream is the furthest place in that river or stream from its estuary or confluence with another river, as measured along the course of the river.

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headwaters
Noun
1. the source of a river; "the headwaters of the Nile"
(hypernym) beginning, origin, root, rootage, source


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Headwaters
The upper part of a river system, denoting the upper basin and source streams of a river. (DOI4)

By the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
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Headwaters
The source, or upper part, of a stream. Often used in discussing water rights related to wilderness or other federal land designations.
  

Source: U.S. House Committee on Agriculture.
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